Locky

  • Crypto trojans: waves of attack are on the increase

    About one third of all businesses has experienced ransomware attacks in the last six months. No virus protection software can offer 100% protection from such attacks. Nevertheless, security can be boosted substantially with the fourfold virus scan from Retarus E-Mail Security Services.

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  • Security Alert: One in six emails contains a virus

    Security Alert: One in six emails contains a virus

    After Locky, here comes KePanger, PowerWare and Petya: Retarus is currently observing a significantly higher incidence of the crypto trojan Locky, as well as new variations. Whilst in February only around 3% of all incoming emails were infected, the number of messages filtered in March due to viruses had already risen to 17%. This corresponds…

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  • How to protect yourself from blackmail trojan Locky

    How to protect yourself from blackmail trojan Locky

    Since last week the aggressive blackmail Trojan Locky has been causing mischief on computers around the globe. Retarus expands existing spam and virus protection functions and switch all customers over to fourfold virus scanning for the duration of the current, acute threat. To protect yourself as well as possible from attacks by Locky and similar…

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